«Is the slow, 600-700-year rise of individualism an expression of an innate drive, unleashed at some point in history, or is it an unnatural consequence of forces that weaken collectivism and make it increasingly difficult to sustain? Are we drifting apart or being torn apart?»

«Since individual ideas of home constitute such a large proportion of what we call civilization, this has big consequences. The planet is turning into a hardware platform for a fluid idea of civilization that exists as a collection of design patterns for “home.”»

The workshop has five interconnected goals: one involves assessing the impact of narrative on learning and identity; nother involves examining how narratives influence “moral neurobiology; a third is the intertwining of the biology of narratives and emotions